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02 Technical Guide EU Council Directives
02 Technical Guide EU Council Directives
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ABB drives
EU Council Directives and adjustable speed
electrical power drive systems
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EFFECTIVE: 8.10.2007
Index ................................................................................................... 61
*Notes
Tickboxes
Cross-referencing
Defined on page XX
You are advised to turn to the page number reference.
You will also notice other references within the text. These
can be referred to if the item is unclear but is not essential for
achieving compliance.
Key point:
Within the text you will see:
Key point
These are key observations that must be observed.
Key point:
Electrical equipment that does not conform to the regulations
may not be sold anywhere in the EEA (European Economic
Area).
What is EMC?
Key point:
It is important that all PDSs are immune to these natural and
man-made disturbances. While drives manufacturers strive to
make their products immune, the directive lays down minimum
standards for immunity, thereby ensuring all manufacturers
achieve the same basic level.
Key point:
In the case of power drive systems, a lot hinges on the quality
of the installation.
Key point:
This will all become clear by referring to the section purchasing
decisions for PDSs, page 21.
Key point:
NOTE: There must be technical documentation supporting the
Declaration of conformity.
For more on technical documentation, please refer to pages
from 36 to 41.
Key point:
Turn to page 31 for more details about the end-user’s respon-
sibilities.
What about spare parts that I buy for a drive? Do I negate the CE
mark if I replace a component?
In summary
The EMC Directive defines equipment as any apparatus or fixed
installation. As there are separate provisions for apparatus and
fixed installations, it is important that the correct category of
the equipment is determined.
Some variable speed power drive products fall into this category
as well, e.g. basic drive module (BDM). These are meant to be
assembled by a professional assembler (e.g. panel builder or
system manufacturer) into a cabinet not in the scope of delivery
of the manufacturer of the BDM. According to the EMC Directive,
the requirement for the BDM supplier is to provide instructions
for installation and use.
Note:
The manufacturer or assembler of the panel or system is re-
sponsible for CE mark, Declaration of conformity and technical
documentation.
Finished appliance
Apparatus
Fixed installation
Equipment
Key point:
Before turning to page 23, you need to know the following terms
for PDSs and their component parts, which may be unfamiliar
to many users.
Feeder section
Field supply
Auxiliaries
Others
Driven equipment
or load
Now we strongly advise you turn to page 22, to discover the type of person you are.
Please identify the type nearest to your job function and turn
to the relevant section
System designer
carries out all the electrical design of the power drive 28
system, specifying all component parts which comprise
a PDS.
End-user
is the final customer who will actually use the machine, 31
PDS or CDM/BDM.
Panelbuilder
constructs enclosures into which a panelbuilder will 32
install a variety of components, including a CDM/BDM
and sometimes the motor. However, the built enclosure
does not constitute a machine.
Installer
carries out the entire electrical installation of the PDS. 35
Drive manufacturer
End-user - page 31
2. You are also responsible for the electrical safety of all parts
of the PDS as specified in the Low Voltage Directive.
4. You must ensure that the PDS or its component parts carry
declarations of conformity in accordance with the electrical
safety requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
To meet the Machinery Directive (see page 55) you need to:
overload current.
abnormal temperatures.
• PE terminal.
• conductive structural parts of the electrical equipment and
the machine.
• protective conductors in the equipment or the machine.
Defined on page 40
Key point:
Generally, must carry CE marking and have a Declaration of
conformity.
Path 1
All components have EMC compliance
Path 2
Defined on pages 36 - 46
Path 3
Key point:
An end-user can make an agreement with the drive’s supplier
so that the supplier acts as the machine builder. However, the
end-user is still responsible for the machine’s safety.
2004/108/EC;
EN 61800-3
2006/95/EC
EN 61800-5-1 or EN 50178
Additional actions
The panel can be either sold on the open market or use as part
of a machine. For each option there is a different requirement:
Key point:
The Declaration of incorporation CAN NOT be used to apply
CE marking.
Key point:
The full content of the technical documentation are given on
pages 36-39.
How to make up a TD
i. identification of product
a. brand name.
b. model number.
A technical file is the internal design file which should show how
and where the standards are met and is all that is needed if self
certifying the equipment by the standards compliance route.
Machine design
Certificate of Adequacy
APPLIED TO: machines / safety components
Key point:
The Certificate of Adequacy provided should be included in
the technical file.
Statement
APPLIED TO: electrical equipment
Key point:
The statement provided shall be included in the technical
documentation.
Report
APPLIED TO: electrical equipment
Key point:
The report provided should be included in the technical docu-
mentation.
Declaration of conformity
(for EMC and electrical safety aspects)
APPLIED TO: electrical equipment and electrical
equipment of machines
Declaration of incorporation
APPLIED TO: machines or equipment intended for
incorporation into other machinery
This declaration will show the standards that have been applied
to the parts of the system within the manufacturer’s scope.
Only then can the machine or system builder use the Declaration
of incorporation in his technical file of the machine.
Key point:
Most manufacturers will include a Declaration of incorporation
covering the Machinery Directive for all built PDS products.
Type certification
APPLIED TO: machines and safety components
Competent authority
A competent authority in any EU or EEA country supervises
markets to prevent hazardous products being sold and mar-
keted. They can also withdraw such products from markets.
Notified body
A notified body issues type certificates for products, which
have their own directives and/or require type testing.
There are two ways to show that a power drive system or part
of it conform:
Key point:
It is recommended to use technical documentation even when
standards are harmonised as it makes it easier to show conform-
ity afterwards, if required by authorities.
Directive or standard?
The legislation of the European Union is defined by different
directives.
XX EN 60204-1
where
first environment
• environment that includes domestic premises, it also includes
establishments directly connected without intermediate
transformers to a low-voltage power supply network which
supplies buildings used for domestic purposes. Houses,
apartments, commercial premises or offices in a residential
building are examples of this kind of locations.
second environment
• environment that includes all establishments other than
those directly connected to a low voltage power supply net-
work which supplies buildings used for domestic purposes.
Industrial areas, technical areas of any building fed from a
dedicated transformer are examples of second environment
locations
The standard divides PDSs and their component parts into four
categories depending on the intended use
Description
Placed on the market. Free movement based on compliance
with the EMC Directive. The EC Declaration of Conformity
and CE Marking are required.
Description:
Placed on the market. Intended only for professional assemblers
or installers who have the level of technical competence of EMC
necessary to install a PDS (or CDM/BDM) correctly. The manu-
facturer of the PDS (or CDM/BDM) is responsible for providing
Installation Guidelines. The EC Declaration of Conformity
and CE Marking are required.
PDS with rated voltage less than 1 000 V, intended for use
in the second environment.
Description
Placed on the market. Free movement based on compliance
with the EMC Directive. The EC Declaration of Conformity
and CE Marking are required.
Description
Category C4 requirements include all other EMC requirements
but radio frequency emission. They assessed only when it is
installed in its intended location. Therefore category C4 PDS is
treated as a fixed installation, and thus has no requirement for
EC Declaration of Conformity or CE Marking.
The directive concerns all machines but not those like lifts, which
have a specific directive.
Key point:
As far as drives are concerned, the new version of EN 60204-1,
ed.5, is already published. The old and the new versions can be
used until June 1st, 2009. After that date only the new version
shall be applied.
On its own, the Complete Drive Module (CDM) does not have a
functional value to the user. It always needs its motor coupled to
the driven load before it can function effectively. Thus, it cannot
carry the CE marking based on the Machinery Directive.
2006/95/EC
Key point:
Most manufacturers will include a Declaration of conformity
covering the Low Voltage Directive for all built PDS/CDMs.
These are drives built into an enclosure, which can be wired
up to the supply and switched on without any further work be-
ing undertaken. This is in contrast to an open chassis (BDM),
which is a component and needs an enclosure.
Key point:
Without the Declaration of conformity the CDM could not
carry the CE marking and therefore it could not be sold within
EEA countries and therefore could not be used legally in any
system.
EMC Directive
2004/108/EC
Although the directive expects that EMC should be taken into ac-
count when designing a product, in fact EMC cannot be handled
by design only – it shall be measured quantitatively as well.
Key point:
Most drives bear CE-marking. Newertheless, some cases
drives are part of the machinery or process equipment/system
and classified as components they are not included into the
EMC directive.
Yet it is the entire system or machinery that must meet the re-
quirements of the EMC Directive.
Key point:
It is the responsibility of the person who finally implements the
system to ensure EMC compliance.
Summary of responsibilities
Machine
Technical Declaration
documenta- of
tion conformity
PDS
* ** ** *
Notified
body **
for Statement
MD,
EMCD
and LVD
Competent authority
A L
abnormal temperatures 27 Low Voltage Directive 11, 56, 57, 59
apparatus 38
M
B machine builder 23, 24, 25, 40, 41, 46
Basic Drive Module 22 machinery builder 35
BDM 22, 31, 32, 35, 57, 59 Machinery Directive 11, 40, 41, 46, 59
microprocessor 12
C mobile radio transmitters 12
CDM 22, 31, 32, 34, 35, 57, 59 motor 22
CE mark 32, 34, 59 motor control centre 37
CEN 48, 49
CENELEC 48, 49 N
certificate of adequacy 41 notified body 40, 41
competent authority 47, 60
Complete Drive Module 22 O
components 30, 34 OEM 24
component supplier 29, 30, 33 overload current 27
conducted emissions 51 P
control circuit diagrams 40 panelbuilder 23, 24
D parameters 16
Declaration of conformity 29, 30, 31, PDS 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
34, 57, 59 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 48, 57, 59, 60
Declaration of incorporation 34, 35, 59 phase-shift transformer 21
distributor 24 portable car telephones 12
drive 22, 24, 55, 56, 57, 59 Power Drive System 22, 59
E S
EEA 11, 15, 47, 48, 57 safety component 40, 41, 46
electrical safety 25, 26, 31, 32, 50 screen 12
electromagnetic compatibility 53 self certification 15, 16, 37
EMC 11, 29, 30, 33, 36, 39, 57, 59 sensor 22
EMC Directive 30 short circuit 27
EN61800-3 33, 50 single functional unit 29, 30
end user 23, 24, 31 standards 39, 40, 46, 48, 50, 51
ETSI 48 system designer 23, 24, 30
EU 11, 49, 59 systems 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 21, 48, 50, 51,
EU Council Directives 1, 11 53, 55, 57, 59
European Union 48 T
F TD 33, 35, 36, 38
Faraday cage 51 technical construction file 38
filter 30, 33 technical documentation 15, 28, 29, 30,
frequency converter 21, 58 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 47, 48
technical file 27, 59, 60
H type certificate 27
harmonics 9, 50 type certification 46
harmonised standard 48, 49 type examination certificate 46
I W
IEC 49 walkie-talkies 12
indirect contact 26
installation 22, 29, 30, 33, 38
installation guidelines 29, 30
installation instructions 18
installer 24, 35
ABB Oy
Drives
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Finland
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